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Queen's University Classics professor emeritus Ross Kilpatrick believes the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet Petrarch. The technique of taking a passage from literature and incorporating it into a work of art is known as 'invention' and was used by many Renaissance artists. "The composition of the Mona Lisa is striking. Why does Leonardo have an attractive woman sitting on a balcony, while in the background there is an entirely different world that is vast and barren?" says Dr. http://phys.org/news/2011-01-professor-hidden-literary-mona-lisa.html

Professor discovers hidden literary references in the Mona Lisa

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Etruscopolis - Museo Archeologico a Tarquinia di Omero Bordo

Rename, Resize, Convert & Upload Images With Digito

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/rename-resize-convert-upload-images-with-digito/ Digito is an open-source batch image processing utility offering features like renaming, resizing, format conversion and more, all with an eye-catching interface. It allows processing of images from multiple sources the result can be obtained in one centralized location. Additionally, the software also supports SMS notifications if a cellular device is attached. To begin with, you can add images using the Add Images button.
Previously, we covered a Google Chrome extension that simplified the process of taking and sharing web screenshots. This time around we bring you a tool that enables sharing of screenshots not only for web pages but for any application in Windows. Presenting ScreenCatch . This utility allows you to take screenshots from within any application, crop it and upload it to the developer’s servers, where it can be publically viewed. After upload the user is provided with the web link, or can alternately save the image to their system.

Easily Take & Share Screenshots With ScreenCatch

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L ’art russe, des origines à Pierre le Grand Jusqu’au 24 mai 2010 ( Evitez les files d'attente: achetez vos billets en ligne en cliquant ici ! ) Musée du Louvre , Hall Napoléon, 75001, 11€

Sainte Russie - exposition sainte russie paris musee louvre

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35 Phenomenal Fractal Art Pictures | Inspiration

In the realm of digital art, so many wonderful and playful genres exist that stimulate the imagination, but so few do it with the intricate style of fractal art . Fractal art is achieved through the mathematical calculations of fractal objects being visually displayed, with the use of self-similar transforms that are generated and manipulated with different assigned geometric properties to produce multiple variations of the shape in continually reducing patterns. Sounds extremely technical and not that artistic, true, but these equations create some of the most mesmerizing and inspiring artwork to emerge from the digital art arena.

El arte de ocultar imágenes en el filo de las hojas de un libro

http://www.anfrix.com/2008/08/las-imagenes-ocultas-en-el-filo-de-las-hojas-de-un-libro/ A partir del siglo X, distintos editores de ediciones de lujo o limitadas, desearon ampliar la belleza de sus libros agregando ciertos secretos en los mismos. Y qué mejor lugar para esconder imágenes ocultas que el filo de las páginas de dichos libros que, a pesar de estar perfectamente a la vista, las mismas ocultaban su secreto gracias a un juego de posicionamiento de las partes de la imagen. Es decir, que sólo pueden ser vistas cuando las páginas, en su conjunto, son presionadas de manera o forma específica.